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Summary
The differences between dominant groups and minority groups impact nearly every part of a minority's life. They are born with the disadvantage of having institutionalized racism, in all its forms, directed at them. There is a general air of, “What are you doing here?” that hangs over the heads of so many people. The connection between the colorblind perspective and social dominance theory in that they both build on individual attitudes and values. In both ideas individuals are developing a belief system that is not based on race.The colorblind perspective and social dominance theory are attributed to each individual's intrinsic feelings and what they have grown accustomed to. Individuals need to see the big picture of what social dominance and colorblind perspective mean in today's society and realize that the white dominance theory is one of the past. When we take advantage of these theories we are being racist. By building on the "Social Contact" theory, authentic exposure to minority groups. This would, in turn, reduce prejudice by showing the dominant groups the similarities in beliefs, interests, values and fears of people with different appearances or ethnic/cultural/socioeconomic status.
Hi Tracy and Jet, I'll kick off this assignment by adding my ideas about White Privilege! From McIntosh's work here are the 5 that apply most to me:
If I should need to move, I can be pretty sure of renting or purchasing housing in an area, which I can afford and in which I would want to live.
I can be pretty sure that my neighbors in such a location will be neutral or pleasant to me.
I can be sure that my children will be given curricular materials that testify to the existence of their race.
Whether I use checks, credit cards or cash, I can count on my skin color not to work against the appearance of my financial reliability.
If a traffic cop pulls me over or if the IRS audits my tax return, I can be sure I haven’t been singled out because of my race.
I move around quite a bit and feel that points one and two are parts of the privilege I receive being White and middle class. Bullet three due to the fact that I work in a school in which our curriculum is still pretty White European based. Finally, the last two I can relate to because there is significant racial profiling here in Russia. This is especially true for traffic stops. Clearly the relationship is this: differences in race impact nearly every part of a minority's life. They are born with the disadvantage of having institutionalized racism directed at them. (Harry)
Hi All-I'm in this group too! Here are my thoughts: Male privilege, white privilege, age, physical ability and sexual orientation are the five privileges that stood out most to me. I believe male privilege stood out because I am a female and there have be 2 times I have lost a job position to a male so I see a distinction between males and females in the job market. White privilege because I am white and I can see many of the valid points regarding things I do not have to worry about such as safety. Age because I am young enough to not be too young but old enough to have experience so I feel I am at the best age right now. Physical ability because I do not have any handicaps that affect my daily life and sexual orientation because I am heterosexual and married which is primary viewed as the “right way” to live. The only privilege that has negatively affected me is male privilege. The connection between colorblind perspective and social dominance in that they both build on individual attitudes and values. In both ideas individuals are developing a belief system that is not based on race. (Stef)
Hi group! Harry, I am putting my thoughts before your summary. Hope that's ok! Here are the 5 that stood out to me: I can be sure that my children will be given curricular materials that testify to the existence of their race;
Whether I use checks, credit cards or cash, I can count on my skin color not to work against the appearance of my financial reliability; I can arrange to protect my children most of the time from people who might not like them;
If a traffic cop pulls me over or if the IRS audits my tax return, I can be sure I haven’t been singled out because of my race; I can take a job with an affirmative action employer without having coworkers on the job suspect that I got it because of race. There is a lot I took for granted. The colorblind perspective and social dominance factor are attributed to each individual's intrinsic feelings and what they have grown accustomed to. I believe that individuals need to see the big picture of what social dominance and colorblind perspective mean in today's society and realize that the white dominance theory is one of the past. When we take advantage of these theories we are being racist. (Tracy)
Thanks Stef! can we start the summary like this?:
Differences between the dominant groups and minority impact nearly every part of a minority's life. They are born with the disadvantage of having institutionalized racism, in all its forms , directed at them. The connection between the colorblind perspective and social dominance in that they both build on individual attitudes and values. In both ideas individuals are developing a belief system that is not based on race. Building on the "Social Contact" theory, authentic exposure to minority groups would increase reduce prejudice by showing the dominant groups the similarities in beliefs, interests, values and fears of people with different appearances or ethnic/cultural/socioeconomic status. (Harry) I like it! Stef
As I say, far too often, better late than never. Here are the five privileges I most identified with:
· I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed. · Whether I use checks, credit cards or cash, I can count on my skin color not to work against the appearance of my financial reliability. · I can be sure that my children will be given curricular materials that testify to the existence of their race. · I can do well in a challenging situation without being called a credit to my race. · If my day, week or year is going badly, I need not ask of each negative episode or situation whether it has racial overtones.
I chose most of these because of the constancy of them; something that is a near daily occurrence for people. Having others wonder if I can afford to shop in their store and following me around to check up on me would be such a demeaning feeling. An argument may sound like, “Free country. If you don’t like it than shop somewhere else,” which many of us have probably heard a version of at some point, but disregards the fact that people shouldn’t have to move from shop to shop just to find one that appreciates their patronage.
How much pride would you feel in your work if, after a long week doing your job you take your family out for some fun and your check is baselessly rejected because of your race? Personally, I would hit the roof if that happened, but a lifetime of these situations causes many minorities to grimace and walk away. If they hit the roof the police are likely to show up and then it may be a night in jail for ‘Disorderly Conduct’, a favorite charge for police.
My kids had, still have, schooling that has emphasized their race. They’ve also been taught to envision most noteworthy people as much lighter than they really were, something I’ve had to correct quite often (to the chagrin of their teachers). I am fortunate that most of their schooling happened in the Puget Sound region so they were exposed to a higher level of racial awareness than when they were in the Midwest. Still, they won’t be waiting for a special month or week to see someone of their race portrayed.
The similarity that I see is in the general air of, “What are you doing here?” that hangs over the heads of so many people. (Jet)
Hi again all- can I then copy some of your comments and have the paragraph below one that we can add to and edit? It looks really good!(Harry)
GROUP "A" SUMMARY Differences between the dominant groups and minority impact nearly every part of a minority's life. They are born with the disadvantage of having institutionalized racism, in all its forms , directed at them. There is a general air of, “What are you doing here?” that hangs over the heads of so many people.The connection between the colorblind perspective and social dominance in that they both build on individual attitudes and values. In both ideas individuals are developing a belief system that is not based on race.The colorblind perspective and social dominance factor are attributed to each individual's intrinsic feelings and what they have grown accustomed to. I believe that individuals need to see the big picture of what social dominance and colorblind perspective mean in today's society and realize that the white dominance theory is one of the past. When we take advantage of these theories we are being racist.Building on the "Social Contact" theory, authentic exposure to minority groups would increase reduce prejudice by showing the dominant groups the similarities in beliefs, interests, values and fears of people with different appearances or ethnic/cultural/socioeconomic status.
Hi Group----THE SUMMARY SOUNDS GREAT HARRY. THANKS FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER. IF EVERYONE IN THE GROUP AGREES THEN ALL WE NEED TO DO IS REMOVE THE WORD "DRAFT" FROM ABOVE AND CUT AND PASTE OUR SUMMARY THERE. I ADDED THE HEADING "GROUP A SUMMARY". I WILL CHECK BACK LATER TODAY. WE WILL HAVE TO PUBLISH TONIGHT. (TRACY)
The summary sounds good to me. I moved it up and edited it. Please feel free to edit more if needed! thanks Stef I like the edits and the way the summary looks! Tracy, Stef and Jet! Do we cut out all of our ideas and just leave the summary? Who would like the privilege of deleting the word "draft"? :) (Harry)
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Note: You don't need to sign your work or indicate which sections you contributed; your facilitator can see your contributions in the history of the page. Your group summary should demonstrate your collaboration rather than being a collection of unconnected individual ideas. When your group decides that the summary is finished, have one group member remove "(Draft)" below so your facilitator will know that it is ready for review.
Summary
The differences between dominant groups and minority groups impact nearly every part of a minority's life. They are born with the disadvantage of having institutionalized racism, in all its forms, directed at them. There is a general air of, “What are you doing here?” that hangs over the heads of so many people.
The connection between the colorblind perspective and social dominance theory in that they both build on individual attitudes and values. In both ideas individuals are developing a belief system that is not based on race.The colorblind perspective and social dominance theory are attributed to each individual's intrinsic feelings and what they have grown accustomed to. Individuals need to see the big picture of what social dominance and colorblind perspective mean in today's society and realize that the white dominance theory is one of the past. When we take advantage of these theories we are being racist. By building on the "Social Contact" theory, authentic exposure to minority groups. This would, in turn, reduce prejudice by showing the dominant groups the similarities in beliefs, interests, values and fears of people with different appearances or ethnic/cultural/socioeconomic status.
Hi Tracy and Jet, I'll kick off this assignment by adding my ideas about White Privilege! From McIntosh's work here are the 5 that apply most to me:
I move around quite a bit and feel that points one and two are parts of the privilege I receive being White and middle class. Bullet three due to the fact that I work in a school in which our curriculum is still pretty White European based. Finally, the last two I can relate to because there is significant racial profiling here in Russia. This is especially true for traffic stops. Clearly the relationship is this: differences in race impact nearly every part of a minority's life. They are born with the disadvantage of having institutionalized racism directed at them. (Harry)
Hi All-I'm in this group too! Here are my thoughts:
Male privilege, white privilege, age, physical ability and sexual orientation are the five privileges that stood out most to me. I believe male privilege stood out because I am a female and there have be 2 times I have lost a job position to a male so I see a distinction between males and females in the job market. White privilege because I am white and I can see many of the valid points regarding things I do not have to worry about such as safety. Age because I am young enough to not be too young but old enough to have experience so I feel I am at the best age right now. Physical ability because I do not have any handicaps that affect my daily life and sexual orientation because I am heterosexual and married which is primary viewed as the “right way” to live. The only privilege that has negatively affected me is male privilege.
The connection between colorblind perspective and social dominance in that they both build on individual attitudes and values. In both ideas individuals are developing a belief system that is not based on race. (Stef)
Hi group! Harry, I am putting my thoughts before your summary. Hope that's ok! Here are the 5 that stood out to me: I can be sure that my children will be given curricular materials that testify to the existence of their race;
Whether I use checks, credit cards or cash, I can count on my skin color not to work against the appearance of my financial reliability; I can arrange to protect my children most of the time from people who might not like them;
If a traffic cop pulls me over or if the IRS audits my tax return, I can be sure I haven’t been singled out because of my race; I can take a job with an affirmative action employer without having coworkers on the job suspect that I got it because of race. There is a lot I took for granted. The colorblind perspective and social dominance factor are attributed to each individual's intrinsic feelings and what they have grown accustomed to. I believe that individuals need to see the big picture of what social dominance and colorblind perspective mean in today's society and realize that the white dominance theory is one of the past. When we take advantage of these theories we are being racist. (Tracy)
Thanks Stef! can we start the summary like this?:
Differences between the dominant groups and minority impact nearly every part of a minority's life. They are born with the disadvantage of having institutionalized racism, in all its forms , directed at them. The connection between the colorblind perspective and social dominance in that they both build on individual attitudes and values. In both ideas individuals are developing a belief system that is not based on race. Building on the "Social Contact" theory, authentic exposure to minority groups would increase reduce prejudice by showing the dominant groups the similarities in beliefs, interests, values and fears of people with different appearances or ethnic/cultural/socioeconomic status. (Harry)
I like it! Stef
As I say, far too often, better late than never. Here are the five privileges I most identified with:
· I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed.
· Whether I use checks, credit cards or cash, I can count on my skin color not to work against the appearance of my financial reliability.
· I can be sure that my children will be given curricular materials that testify to the existence of their race.
· I can do well in a challenging situation without being called a credit to my race.
· If my day, week or year is going badly, I need not ask of each negative episode or situation whether it has racial overtones.
I chose most of these because of the constancy of them; something that is a near daily occurrence for people. Having others wonder if I can afford to shop in their store and following me around to check up on me would be such a demeaning feeling. An argument may sound like, “Free country. If you don’t like it than shop somewhere else,” which many of us have probably heard a version of at some point, but disregards the fact that people shouldn’t have to move from shop to shop just to find one that appreciates their patronage.
How much pride would you feel in your work if, after a long week doing your job you take your family out for some fun and your check is baselessly rejected because of your race? Personally, I would hit the roof if that happened, but a lifetime of these situations causes many minorities to grimace and walk away. If they hit the roof the police are likely to show up and then it may be a night in jail for ‘Disorderly Conduct’, a favorite charge for police.
My kids had, still have, schooling that has emphasized their race. They’ve also been taught to envision most noteworthy people as much lighter than they really were, something I’ve had to correct quite often (to the chagrin of their teachers). I am fortunate that most of their schooling happened in the Puget Sound region so they were exposed to a higher level of racial awareness than when they were in the Midwest. Still, they won’t be waiting for a special month or week to see someone of their race portrayed.
The similarity that I see is in the general air of, “What are you doing here?” that hangs over the heads of so many people. (Jet)
Hi again all- can I then copy some of your comments and have the paragraph below one that we can add to and edit? It looks really good!(Harry)
GROUP "A" SUMMARY
Differences between the dominant groups and minority impact nearly every part of a minority's life. They are born with the disadvantage of having institutionalized racism, in all its forms , directed at them. There is a general air of, “What are you doing here?” that hangs over the heads of so many people.The connection between the colorblind perspective and social dominance in that they both build on individual attitudes and values. In both ideas individuals are developing a belief system that is not based on race.The colorblind perspective and social dominance factor are attributed to each individual's intrinsic feelings and what they have grown accustomed to. I believe that individuals need to see the big picture of what social dominance and colorblind perspective mean in today's society and realize that the white dominance theory is one of the past. When we take advantage of these theories we are being racist.Building on the "Social Contact" theory, authentic exposure to minority groups would increase reduce prejudice by showing the dominant groups the similarities in beliefs, interests, values and fears of people with different appearances or ethnic/cultural/socioeconomic status.
Hi Group----THE SUMMARY SOUNDS GREAT HARRY. THANKS FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER. IF EVERYONE IN THE GROUP AGREES THEN ALL WE NEED TO DO IS REMOVE THE WORD "DRAFT" FROM ABOVE AND CUT AND PASTE OUR SUMMARY THERE. I ADDED THE HEADING "GROUP A SUMMARY". I WILL CHECK BACK LATER TODAY. WE WILL HAVE TO PUBLISH TONIGHT. (TRACY)
The summary sounds good to me. I moved it up and edited it. Please feel free to edit more if needed! thanks Stef
I like the edits and the way the summary looks! Tracy, Stef and Jet! Do we cut out all of our ideas and just leave the summary? Who would like the privilege of deleting the word "draft"? :) (Harry)